Thursday, August 3, 2017

Vogue (Madonna song)

"Vogue"
is a song by American singer Madonna from her second soundtrack album I'm
Breathless (1990). It was released as the first single from the album on March
27, 1990, by Sire Records. Madonna was inspired by vogue dancers and
choreographers Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem
"House Ball" community, the origin of the dance form, and they
introduced "Vogueing" to her at the Sound Factory club in New York
City. "Vogue" later appeared on her greatest hits compilation albums,
The Immaculate Collection (1990) and Celebration (2009).

Composition

"Vogue"
is a dance-pop and house song with notable disco influence, Lyrically, the song
has a theme of escapism, and talks about how any person can enjoy themself. In
the bridge, the song has a spoken rap section, in which Madonna references
numerous "golden era" Hollywood celebrities.

The video was
directed by David Fincher and shot at The Burbank Studios in Burbank,
California on February 10–11, 1990. Filmed in black-and-white, the video
recalls the look of films and photography from The Golden Age of Hollywood with
the use of artwork by the Art Deco artist Tamara de Lempicka and an Art Deco
set design. Many of the scenes are recreations of photographs taken by noted photographer
Horst P. Horst, including his famous "Mainbocher Corset", "Lisa
with Turban" (1940), and "Carmen Face Massage" (1946). Horst was
reportedly "displeased" with Madonna's video because he never gave
his permission for his photographs to be used and received no acknowledgement
from Madonna. Some of the close-up poses recreate noted portraits of such stars
as Marilyn Monroe, Veronica Lake, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine
Hepburn, Judy Garland and Jean Harlow.